SSC CGL 2019 EXAM PAPER : Held on 05-March-2020 Shift-3

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Q1. Who among the following founded the Bombay Stock Exchange?

a. Vikramjit Sen
b. Ashiskumar Chauhan
c. Roychand Deepchand
d. Premchand Roychand

Correct Answer : Premchand Roychand

Q2. What is the ranking of India in the World Economic Forums (WEF)’s World Travel, Tourism Competitiveness Index for the year 2019?

a. 34
b. 31
c. 39
d. 37

Correct Answer : 34

Q3. Who among the following conceived the Kakori train robbery in 1925?

a. Manmath Nath Gupta and Matangini Hazra
b. Baikuntha Shukla
c. Ram Prasad Bismil and Ashfaqullah Khan
d. Ubaidullah Sindhi

Correct Answer : Ram Prasad Bismil and Ashfaqullah Khan

Q4. According to data available as of 2019, how many national parks are situated in India?

a. 131
b. 140
c. 115
d. 104

Correct Answer : 104

Q5. Who was honoured with the 1st recipient of the Muppavarapu National Award for Social Service at Hyderabad on 9th January 2020?

a. Dr. Gutta Muniratnam
b. Uttam Prakash Agarwal
c. Dr. Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan
d. Chandra Pal Singh Yadav

Correct Answer :  Dr. Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan

Q6. Which of the following is also known as Epsom salt?

a. Calcium Sulphate
b. Ferrous Sulphate
c. Sodium Sulphate
d. Magnesium Sulphate

Correct Answer : Magnesium Sulphate

Q7. In which of the following states was the 12th naval exercise ‘Naseem-Al-Bahr’ between India and Oman held?

a. Tamilnadu
b. Kerala
c. Gujarat
d. Goa

Correct Answer : Goa

Q8. In which of the following years was the Congress Socialist Party (CSP) founded?

a. 1934
b. 1943
c. 1914
d. 1924

Correct Answer : 1934

Q9. Who among the following scientists invented the Cotton Gin?

a. Sonny Perdue
b. George Washington Carver
c. Norman Borlaugh
d. Eli Whitney

Correct Answer : Eli Whitney

Q10. Which of the following authorities launched PPRTMS (Political Parties Registration Tracking Management System)?

a. National Human Rights Commission
b. The Supreme Court
c. Election Commission of India
d. The Union Public Service Commission

Correct Answer : Election Commission of India

Q11. Which of the following is used as a substitute of mercury in thermometers?

a. Selenium
b. Bromine
c. Galinstan
d. Arsenic

Correct Answer : Galinstan

Q12. Which of the following acids is NOT present in grapes?

a. Malic acid
b. Acetic acid
c. Tartaric acid
d. Citric acid

Correct Answer : Acetic acid

Q13. Who among the following Indian weightlifters has been banned for four years by NADA after being found guilty of a doping violation during the 34th Women Senior National Weightlifting Championship held at Vishakhapatnam?

a. Sarbjeet Kaur
b. Sanamacha Thingbaijani Chanu
c. Satheesha Rai
d. Seema

Correct Answer : Sarbjeet Kaur

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Q14. Which of the following companies has roped in cricketer Harbhajan Singh as its brand ambassador in 2019?

a. Brune & Bareskin
b. Reebok
c. PUMA
d. TAFE

Correct Answer : Brune & Bareskin

Q15. Which of the following academies organise the Tansen Sangeet Samaroh in Gwalior?

a. Ravindra Jain Sangeet Academy
b. Muntirama Sangeet Academy
c. Ustad Alauddin Khan Kala Evam Sangeet Academy
d. Renuka Sangeet Academy

Correct Answer : Ustad Alauddin Khan Kala Evam Sangeet Academy

Q16. Which of the following Viceroys of India addressed the Bengal famine of 1943 by ordering the army to distribute relief supplies to the starving rural Bengalis?

a. Lord Wavell
b. Lord Linlithgow
c. Lord Willington
d. Lord Mountbatten

Correct Answer : Lord Linlithgow

Q17. Which of the following is used to control pest fish?

a. Piscicides
b. Predacides
c. Ovicides
d. Herbicides

Correct Answer : Piscicides

Q18. Under which Article of the Indian Constitution are special provisions provided to language spoken in a section of the population?

a. Article 357
b. Article 337
c. Article 347
d. Article 374

Correct Answer : Article 347

Q19. In memory of whom is the Madhavpur Mela of Gujarat celebrated?

a. Lord Krishna and Rukmini
b. Lord Shiva and Parvati
c. Lord Krishna and Radha
d. Lord Krishna and Draupadi

Correct Answer : Lord Krishna and Rukmini

Q20. Who among the following is the chairman of the 15th Finance Commission of India?

a. Arvind Mehta
b. Subhash Chandra Garg
c. NK Singh
d. Ramesh Chand

Correct Answer : NK Singh

Q21. How many national highways were merged to form National Highway 44 (NH 44)?

a. 4
b. 5
c. 6
d. 7

Correct Answer : 7

Q22. Who among the following has been appointed as Director of National Book Trust on 11th January 2020?

a. Gobinde Prashad Sharma
b. Lt Col Yuvraj Malik
c. Leela Samson
d. Rita Chowdhury

Correct Answer : Lt Col Yuvraj Malik

Q23. Berach River, a southern-side tributary of Banas River, originates from the hills in which of the following districts of Rajasthan?

a. Jaisalmer
b. Bharatpur
c. Bikaner
d. Udaipur

Correct Answer : Udaipur

Q24. In which of the following cities is the tomb of Rani of Jhansi situated?

a. Jabalpur
b. Gwalior
c. Ujjain
d. Indore

Correct Answer : Gwalior

Q25. The International Naval event 'Milan' is scheduled to be held in ______ in March 2020.

a. Mumbai
b. Visakhapatnam
c. Kolkata
d. Kochi

Correct Answer : Visakhapatnam

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